Mandy Moore is the March 2018 Cover star of Cosmopolitan magazine. On the cover which was shot by Eric Ray Davidson, Mandy is wearing a pink palliates dress. In the issue, she talks her new found confidence and of course This Is Us. Continue below to read excerpts from her interview. For more on Mandy's feature, visit Cosmopolitan.com and pick up a copy on newsstand.

On This Is Us:

Before I got the part, I was making massive changes in my personal life and was looking to echo that in my work. I was waiting for something different that would allow me to dig deep. I knew I was capable, but I couldn’t get any momentum, and I had just been crushed by three failed pilot seasons. When I read the script for This Is Us, I told my agent, 'I will do absolutely anything to be a part of this.

On the current climate in Hollywood:

We’re having a real cultural reckoning—one that’s definitely past due. Men have been using their positions of power to take advantage of women, and it’s so prevalent…I can only hope that what’s happening encourages more women [to speak out] and it serves to put women in more powerful positions across the spectrum and in entertainment specifically…as studio heads, directors, writers, and producers. I think it’s going to help women ascend to the top faster.

On gaining a newfound level of confidence:

It’s a combination of getting older and wiser and going through the hard knocks of a divorce. You realize, I’m not going to take anyone’s shit. It’s emboldened me. There’s power in saying no and in asking for what you deserve. There is power in knowing your value.